Combo II maintains lead leg, but changes orientation from front of the
room to the back. 32 counts

Shuffle turn x 2 (8)

Ping-pong or rock/step kick/scissors (8)

Over the top 2 (8)

AZ walk with straddle down (8)

Combo III maintains orientation and lead leg. 32 counts

L-step (4)

Abduct (4)

6 Across (tick tock for higher impact) (8)

Hop-straddle x 2 (8)

Big T (8)

Combo IV maintains lead leg, but changes orientation from front of the room
to the back. 32 counts (I may have submitted this one before, but a long
time ago.)

6 Point turn (or 2 turns) (8)

Diagonal over (4)

March back on the floor (4)

Turn-straddle-turn (8)

Little T with hop-turn at the end (8)

Performance notes:

Combo I:
Step kick/mambo chasse. Begin teaching as step kick corner to corner. First
step kick (1-4) remains on bench, second becomes a mambo (5-6) with a shuffle
on 7-8. Assume a right lead:

1 Right foot up

2 Left leg kicks

3 Left foot on floor

4 Right foot on floor crossing toward center

5 Left foot crosses on floor

6 Right foot stays in place

7-8 Shuffle left-right-left to repeat entire 8 counts

Curb step has many names; a.k.a. mambo combo, high/low are just two aliases.
Start with a 4 count mambo, establish a rocking pattern. Assume a right lead:

1 Right foot up

2 Left foot on floor

3 Right foot on the floor, opposite side of bench

4 Left foot stays in place

5 Right foot up

6 Left foot stays in place

7 Right foot crosses behind

8 Left foot stays in place

Add forward (beats 1-4) and backward (5-8) motion for more intensity.

Combo II:

Shuffle turn is a variation of turnstep x 2. Assume a right lead:

1 Right foot up, you are looking toward the left side of the room

1 & Left foot on the floor

2 Right foot up

3 Left foot begins a turn on the floor

4 Right foot completes turn on the floor

5-8 same as 1-4 with opposite lead.

Ping-pong is a variation of abduct x 2, borrowed from 4-square step. Imagine
you are sandwiched between two benches and perform a second abduction on the
second bench.

Rock/step kick/scissors is another variation of abduct x 2, or abduct 3
repeater. Begin teaching as 3 repeater, then show as 2 repeater, touch
back on 5-6-7-8, then 2 repeater w/higher impact scissors, then a rock
(a.k.a. chug) in place of the first kick. Again, assume right lead:

1 Right foot up (rock)

2 Left foot on floor

3 Right foot up

4 Left leg kicks

5 Left foot on the floor

6-8 Scissors, think cross country position for the feet, changing on
each beat.

AZ (that's Arizona) walk is one of my favorite moves. Combination between a
hustle and a pivot turn is the best way to describe it. It's just 4 counts
long but the 4 counts that follow really determine how the move will end.
This time I use a straddle to complete. Right lead again, you are looking
toward the left wall.

1 Right foot walks forward (on floor)

2 Left foot continues walking toward that left wall (parallel with bench)

3 Still on floor, right foot forward, begin a pivot turn that will take
you to your left and the back of the room

4 Pivot back to left foot, you should be at the end of the bench ready
to step up and do basic, straddle, etc.

5-8 Straddle down right lead.

When you repeat this combo, you will come right out of the straddle and
perform it facing the rear wall.

Combo III:

L-step begins like a basic, but taps off the side. For our purposes here,
assume that right lead again!

1 Right foot up (like basic)

2 Left foot up but we'll tap

3 Left foot off the left side

4 Right foot taps down

6 across is the low impact version of a "tick-tock" or pendulum. You may even
know it by another name. You have completed the L-step and one abduction.
With the end of the bench at your right, move to your right and march on top
for 6 beats, come off the right end (still facing front, bench to your left)
on 7-8.

1 Right foot moves laterally to the top of the bench

2 Left foot also up and march

3 Right

4 Left

5 Right

6 Left

7 Right foot exits to the right

8 Left foot taps down

Hop-straddle vs. hop-turn over...There is a difference but it doesn't matter
in terms of the combination turning out right. I make a distinction only to
keep the combos a little different from one another.

Big T is really 16 counts but I only use half of it here. Begin at the
center, exiting on the end briefly and returning to the center. In this case,
left lead:

1 Left foot up

2 Right knee up

3 Right foot exits to the right

4 Left knee up

5 Left foot on bench

6 Right knee up, prepare to move toward center of bench

7 Right foot down

8 Left foot down

If you continue the move (as you will in breaking it down) beats 9-16 repeat
with opposite lead.

Combo IV:

6 point turn is a syncopated move and a variation of turnstep x 2. If you
haven't taught using syncopations, it's helpful to illustrate what a
syncopation is. Traditional phrasing of aerobics music is:
1-2-3-4 5-6-7-8
Syncopated patterns often are:
1-2-3 4-5-6 7-8
6 point turn w/right lead:

1 Right foot up

2 Left foot up, turning slightly

3 Right foot down

4 Left foot UP

5 Right foot up, turning slightly

6 Left foot down

7 Right crosses behind left

8 Left foot stays in place

Diagonal (a.k.a. slice) is a variation of over-the-top, crossing the bench
diagonally. Tap as you exit, and march back on the floor (beats 5-8 of a
hustle) to begin turn-straddle-turn.

Turn-straddle turn (a.k.a. U-turn or horseshoe, maybe even more names are
out there). In 8 counts, you are on the opposite side of the bench with
opposite lead. Let's assume a left lead:

1 Left foot up

2 Right foot up and turns

3 Left foot straddles down

4 Right foot straddles down

5 Left foot up

6 Right foot up and turn some more

7 Left foot exits, on the floor

8 Right foot taps down

Little T... With the bench facing front and to your right with you looking
toward the left wall, right lead:

1 Right foot up

2 Left knee up

3 Left foot down off the END

4 Right foot down off the end

5 Left foot up

6 Right knee up

7 Right foot down off the SIDE

8 Left foot taps down

Adding a hop-turn to the little T is a nifty way to change lead. Note the
difference between a hop-turn and a hop-turn OVER. If the bench is between
you and the mirror when you begin the hop-turn, it should still be when you
complete it. When performing a hop-turn OVER, you will end between the bench
and the mirror.

I hope this gives you some food for thought, but not a case of
indigestion!!! :) Please email me with any questions...I check my email
every month or so!